Malcolm in the Middle is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes.
The series follows a dysfunctional lower-middle-class family and stars Frankie Muniz in the lead role as Malcolm, an adolescent who tests at a genius level. While he enjoys his intelligence, he doesn’t like having to take special classes for gifted children, which are made fun of by the rest of the kids at school and called "Krelboynes", referring to the clumsy and nerdy lead character Seymour Krelboyne from Little Shop of Horrors. Jane Kaczmarek plays Malcolm's overbearing, hotheaded and stubborn mother, Lois, and Bryan Cranston plays his immature, manic, but loving father, Hal. Christopher Kennedy Masterson plays eldest brother Francis, the trouble-making son who, in earlier episodes, is in military school, but eventually marries and settles into a steady job. Justin Berfield is Malcolm's dimwitted older brother, Reese, a cruel junior-high bully who tortures Malcolm at home despite defending him at school. Erik Per Sullivan plays younger brother Dewey, who develops to be people-smart, musically talented, and concerned about his well-being. In earlier episodes, the show's focus was on Malcolm, but as the series progressed, it explored all six members of the family more. Another character, Jamie (James and Lukas Rodriguez), was introduced as the fifth son of Hal and Lois at the end of season four.
Malcolm in the Middle was produced by Satin City and Regency Television in association with Fox Television Studios (now known as Touchstone Television). The show has been syndicated worldwide.
The show received widespread acclaim from critics and proved a popular draw for the network. It has been placed on several lists of the greatest TV and sitcom series of all time. It won a Peabody Award, seven Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award and seven Golden Globe nominations.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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Malcolm Wilkerson
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Frankie Muniz | |
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Reese Wilkerson
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Justin Berfield | |
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Dewey Wilkerson
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Erik Per Sullivan | |
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Lois Wilkerson
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Jane Kaczmarek | |
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Hal Wilkerson
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Bryan Cranston | |
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Francis Wilkerson
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Christopher Kennedy Masterson | |
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Stevie Kenarban
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Craig Lamar Traylor | |
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Craig Feldspar
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David Anthony Higgins | |
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Stanley Winn
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Karim Prince | |
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Jamie Wilkerson
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James Rodriguez | |
Lukas Rodriguez |
International versions[]
Language | Title | Channels | |
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Cantonese | 左右做人難 | ATV Home (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly) |
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Czech | Malcolm v neznázích | Prima televize (formerly) |
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Faroese | Miđlingurin Malcolm | Sjónvarp Føroya[17][18] (formerly) |
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French | Malcolm | Club RTL (formerly) Plug TV (formerly) AB3 (formerly) Série Club (formerly) M6 (formerly) Paris Première (formerly) W9 (formerly) 6ter (formerly) Gulli Télé-Québec (formerly) RTS Un RTS Deux MBC 1 (formerly)[19][20] Disney+ |
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German | Malcolm Mittendrin | Sat.1 Comedy (formerly) Premiere Comedy (formerly) 3+ (formerly) Star TV (formerly) SRF zwei (formerly) Nickelodeon (Austria) (formerly) Sony Entertainment Television (formerly) ProSieben Fun (formerly) Nitro. (formerly) ProSieben (formerly) ORF 1 Warner TV Comedy (formerly) Comedy Central Disney+ |
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Hungarian | Már megint Malcolm | Comedy Central (formerly) Viasat 3 |
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Icelandic | Malcolm í miðið[21] | Skjá Einum (formerly) |
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Italian | Malcolm | Italia 1 (formerly) Fox (formerly) Italia Teen Television (formerly) Joi (formerly) Boing (formerly) Steel (formerly) Disney+ |
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Japanese | マルコム in the Middle 天才少年 マルコム奮闘記 (alternate title) |
Fox (formerly) Fox Life (formerly) |
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Mandarin (China) | 马尔柯姆的一家 | Xing Kong (formerly) |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 左右做人難 | GTV Variety Show (formerly) Fox (formerly) TTV (formerly) |
Persian | دنیای مالکوم | Farsi1 (formerly) | |
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Portuguese (Brazil) (Disney Character Voices International) |
Malcolm | Disney+ |
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Portuguese (Brazil) (Fox) |
Malcolm | Rede Record (formerly) Rede Bandeirantes (formerly) I.Sat (formerly) |
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Russian | Малкольм в центре внимания | Paramount Comedy (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Malcolm Malcolm el de en medio (Mexico) Malcolm in the Middle (Disney+) |
Fox (formerly) I.Sat (formerly) Canal 13 (formerly) TVN (formerly) UCV (formerly) Telecentro (formerly) Canal 6 (formerly) Canal 5 (formerly) Canal 9 (formerly) RCN (formerly) Televen (formerly) Teleamazonas (formerly) TVN (formerly) Frecuencia Latina Azteca Guate (formerly) F10 Amazon Prime Video (formerly) Disney+ |
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Spanish (Spain) | Malcolm | Fox (formerly) Antena 3 (formerly) Neox (formerly) Boing (formerly) Comedy Central Disney+ |
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Turkish | Malcolm in the Middle | Disney+ |
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Bulgarian | Малкълм | bTV (formerly) Fox Life (formerly) bTV Comedy (formerly) Fox (formerly) |
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Estonian | Imelaps Malcolm | TV3[22] (formerly) |
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Latvian | Malkolms pa vidu | TV3[23] (formerly) |
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Lithuanian | Malkolmas vidurinysis | TV3[24] (formerly) |
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Polish | Zwariowany świat Malcolma | Polsat (formerly) TV4 (formerly) Comedy Central Comedy Central Family |
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Russian | Малкольм в центре внимания | REN-TV (formerly) STV (formerly)[25] |
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Ukrainian | Малькольм у центрі уваги | Новий канал (formerly) |
Language | Title | Channels | |
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Albanian | Gjeniu Malkolm Malkolmi mes të tjerëve (as seen on Fox) |
RTSH 1 (formerly) RTSH Sat (formerly) IN TV (formerly) Fox |
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Arabic | unknown | MBC 4 (formerly) |
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Croatian | Malcolm u sredini | RTL (formerly) RTL 2 (formerly) RTL Kockica (formerly) |
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Danish | Malcolm i midten Malcolm in the Middle (Disney+) |
TV2 (formerly) TV2 Zulu (formerly) TV3 (formerly) TV3+ (formerly) Disney+ |
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Dutch | Malcolm in the Middle | Disney+ |
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Finnish | Malcolm Mittendrin Malcolm in the Middle (Disney+) |
MTV3 (formerly) Fox (formerly) Disney+ |
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Greek | Η τρελή οικογένεια του Μάλκολμ | Makedonia TV (formerly) Universal Channel (formerly) |
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Hebrew | מלקולם באמצע | Bip (formerly) Star World (formerly) |
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Norwegian | Malcolm i midten Malcolm in the Middle (Disney+) |
TV2 (formerly) TV2 Humor (formerly) TV2 Zebra (formerly) Disney+ |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Malcolm | Fox (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | A Vida é Injusta | SIC Radical (formerly)[26] Fox (formerly)[27] Fox Comedy (formerly)[28] Disney+ |
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Romanian | Malcolm in the Middle | Disney+ |
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Serbian | Malkolm u sredini | Fox Life (formerly) Fox (formerly) |
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Slovene | Glavca | Fox Comedy Central |
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Swedish | Malcolm – Ett geni i familjen Malcolm in the Middle (Disney+) |
TV4 (formerly) TV3 (formerly) Disney+ |
References[]
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